Meet Our Team

Board of Directors

Christine Cocrane
Chair
LMI
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Transformation

steve rubley

Steve Rubley
Vice Chair
Thomson Reuters and TRSS
President and CEO

Dawn Melchiorre
Secretary
Cradles to Crayons Chicago
Executive Director

Tim Cox
Treasurer
BMO Financial Group
U.S. General Counsel & Chief Regulatory Officer

MaryLee Montague

Mary Lee Montague
Chair, Governance Committee
Montague & Associates, LLC.
Chief Search Consultant

Junior Bridgeman
Member Emeritus
Bridgeman Foods
President

Tiffany Brown, Mangaing Director at Alvarez & Marsal

Tiffany Brown
Alvarez & Marsal
Managing Director

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Joe DePippo
Tournant, Inc.
Founding Partner

Laura Eikerenkoetter

Laura Eikerenkoetter
Cigna
VP, Human Resources

G.J. Hart, CEO of Red Robin

G.J. Hart
Red Robin
CEO

Gwendolyn G. High
Aramark
Retired, VP of Community Relations

Doug Meijer
Member Emeritus
Meijer
Co-Chairman

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Staci Rawls
Yum! Brands
Chief of Staff

Kate Rose
Member Emeritus
Kate and Justin Rose Foundation
Chairman

Scott Whicker, Senior VP Molex

Scott Whicker
Molex
Senior Vice President and President

Dr. Thomas Woods-Tucker, Kentucky Dept of Education

Dr. Thomas Woods-Tucker
Kentucky Department of Education
Deputy Commissioner and Chief Equity Officer

Management Staff

Executive Team

Erin Kerr

Erin Kerr
CEO

Maggie Jackson

Maggie Jackson
Director of Strategy and People

Angela Bellantoni
Assistant, Executive Office

Chapter Team

Brent Glass

Brent Glass
VP, Chapter Relations

Angela Abrishami

Angela Abrishami
Managing Director, Frederick

Jennifer Leader Anderson wearing blue Blessings shirt

Jennifer Leader Anderson
Chapter Coordinator, Frederick

Tammy Bennett
Chapter Coordinator, First Coast

Mollibeth Cardwell
Grants Manager, Chapters

Katie Cowan
Chapter Coordinator, Orlando

Heather Ford
Administrative Assistant, SWFL

Julie Halbach

Julie Halbach
Chapter Coordinator, Waukesha County

Keala Hammerstrom Combs
Chapter Coordinator, Louisville

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Kim Holsclaw
Managing Director, Louisville

Chapter staff member, Sam Minton

Samantha Minton
Managing Director, First Coast

Paige Navarro

Paige Navarro
Chapter Coordinator, SWFL

Susie Reed

Susan Reed
Managing Director, Waukesha County

Cecilia St Arnold

Cecilla St. Arnold
Managing Director, SWFL

Eleanor Stewart

Eleanor Stewart
Chapter Coordinator, Chicago

Dan Summins

Dan Summins
Managing Director, Chicago

Community Programs Team

Anita Knazze

Anita Knazze
VP, Community Programs

Jenny Scherer

Jenny Scherer
Director, Community Programs

Rosanne McGuire
Associate Director, Community Programs

Trisha Ewald
Program Manager

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Eddie Maria
Program Manager

Melissa Vasquez
Program Manager

Development Team

Beth Bush

Beth Bush
Director of Athletic Partnerships

Sydney DeLong

Sydney DeLong
Manager, Individual Giving

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Shannon Fitzgerald
Associate Director, Chapter Development and Events

Alexis Hartman

Alexis Hartman
Manager, Corporate and Foundation Relations

Latrie Marshall
Grants Manager, National

Aijalon Powell

Aijalon Powell
Associate, Fund Development

Finance Team

Otis Usher

Otis Usher
Chief Financial Officer

Regina Taylor

Regina Taylor
Director of Accounting

Jen Ezell

Jennifer Ezell
Accounting Manager

Junia Pendleton
Accounts Payable Coordinator

Mary Salaszar
Data Management Coordinator

Jeanne Yates

Jeannie Yates
Accounting Coordinator

Food Solutions Team

Heather Dambrosi

Heather Dambrosi
VP, National Food Solutions

Cindy Burnside

Cindy Burnside
Food Solutions Associate

Marketing Team

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Nikki Grizzle
Chief Marketing and Ambassadors Officer

Robin Rueff

Robin Rueff
Director, Digital Marketing
and Creative

Paige Fowler

Paige Fowler
Digital Marketing Coordinator